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On 7th November 2015 a memorial to Ukraine’s Holodomor was erected in Washington DC, but to date there is no

Cinematek Entertainment Film History Mexico

50 years after the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City – A cycle of movies at Cinematek

28 septembre 2018 Admin BE

1968 was a year of social and political turmoil around the world. Mexico was not the exception. On October 2nd,

Belgium Cult'Art Flanders History In focus World War I

In 1918 a British soldier helped a dying German soldier on the fields of West Flanders – discover their story

26 septembre 2018 Admin BE

November 1931 A British soldier reads in the Daily Mail a small article about a certain Miss Anny Rutz moving

Belgium Cult'Art Flanders History In focus Opinion Wallonia

13 fascinating Belgian traditions recognized as UNESCO cultural legacies

21 septembre 2018 Rosetti Rivera

Every year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) selects World Heritage sites or national landmarks with outstanding

Architecture Belgium Brussels History In focus Opinion

Welcome to the Palace of Scaffolding: the dramedy of Palais de Justice

15 septembre 2018 Rosetti Rivera

You’ve probably heard the jokes. “Where can you find the Palace of Scaffolding? Only in Brussels.” “What crime did the

Belgium Brussels History In focus Opinion

Versions of Belgium III: Agatha Christie and the story of Belgian refugees in WWI

6 septembre 2018 Cleve Moffett

The Great War ground on. None of the internecine squabbles between the « scum » living in comfort abroad and the profiteers

Belgium Brussels History In focus

Versions of Belgium II: Agatha Christie and the story of Belgian refugees in WWI

3 septembre 2018 Cleve Moffett

In Brussels folklore, the story of Max’s inflexible moral authority is known as the one about the pencil and the

Belgium Brussels History In focus Opinion

Versions of Belgium I: Agatha Christie and the story of Belgian refugees in WWI

2 septembre 2018 Cleve Moffett

Why did Agatha Christie make Hercule Poirot a Belgian? The answer to this question contains a useful set of clues

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Belgium Cult'Art History

Brussels 14 – 18: exhibitions to remember

1 septembre 2018 Admin BE

From September 2018, Brussels will celebrate the anniversary of the end of the Great War with a selection of exhibitions.

Belgium Brussels History

Why a Belgian train conductor speaks 13 languages

29 août 2018 Admin BE

Belgium is a country of contrasts and paradoxes. A land of cultural wonders and traditions, a historical crossroad in Europe,